ICBM Flight Control Pressure Switch

The solicitation is being re-advertised to promote competition by altering the terms to allow progress payments at contractor proposed milestones having the following caveats: 1) All CLINs including milestone progress payment CLINs will be firm-fixed price. 2) Progress payments will be allowed at defined milestones in conjunction with deliverables rather than on a labor hours or calendar basis. Contractors are encouraged to propose an appropriate CLIN structure to accomplish these objectives providing the best value to the government. 3) See attachment FA820622R0277 0001 which removed clause 52.232-15. All other terms and conditions set forth in FA820622R0277 remain unchanged. This is a solicitation notice for an engineering services contract for the design, data, prototype building and qualifying test articles as drop-in replacement switches for the first and second flight control auxiliary power system on the Minuteman III missile system. A Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS), FA8251MMIIIPS, was issued on Sam.gov from 11 Feb 2021 to 3 March 2021.The contractor is required to provide all labor, equipment, and materials necessary to complete this effort. Contract will be firm fixed priced. Anticipated Data CLINs include the following: Technical Data Package, Integrated Master Schedule, Functional Configuration Audit Report, IUID Marking Plan, Conference Agenda for Meetings, Record of Meeting/Minutes Report, Pressure Switch Qualification Test Plan, Pressure Switch Qualification Test Report, Counterfeit Prevention Plan and Operations Secuirty (OSPEC) Plan . Additionally, the contractor will be required to test thirty articles (ten of each type) and deliver 6 prototypes to be used as drop in replacements for the following parts: Pesco P/N 44-1189-06, NSN 5930-00-702-2908, Vickers P/N 2032-0901, NSN 5930-01-119-2206, Pesco P/N 44-2032-01, NSN 5930-00-722- 9864 Vickers P/N 610694, NSN 5930-00-926-0880. All data developed for this effort exclusively with government funds will have unlimited data rights. The acceptance of the deliverables and processes will qualify the contractor as an approved source.